"I can assure you home isolation is not my preferred choice, I know it's not yours, but it's a necessary one," Newsom said. "This is not a permanent state, this is a moment in time."

He stressed the importance of "social distancing" to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

"We need to bend the curve in the state of California," Newsom said. "There's a social contract here. People, I think, recognize the need to do more. They will adjust and adapt as they have."

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